The Moon - Clementine

Color image of Vallis Schroteri on the Moon

Clementine color image of Vallis Schroteri,
the largest known sinuous rille on the Moon. Located on the plateau
of Aristarchus crater, near 26 N, 309 E., Vallis Schroteri is about
160 km long and up to 11 km wide and 1 km deep. Note the "cobra head"
at the lower right, which is a vent marking the beginning of the rille.
North is up.
(Clementine, USGS slide 8)
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